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Dino Sani

Dino Sani in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth	(1932-05-23) 23 May 1932 (age 93)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1950–1951	Palmeiras
1951	XV de Jaú
1952–1953	Comercial-SP
1954–1960	São Paulo
1961	Boca Juniors	14	(4)
1961–1964	Milan	63	(14)
1965–1968	Corinthians
National team
1957–1966	Brazil	15	(1)
Teams managed
1969–1970	Corinthians
1971–1974	Internacional
1974	Goiás
1975	Corinthians
1975	Palmeiras
1976	Coritiba
1977–1980	Peñarol
1981	Flamengo
1982	Fluminense
1982	Ponte Preta
1983–1984	Internacional
1984	Boca Juniors
1985	Coritiba
1989–1990	Qatar
1991–1992	Grêmio
Honours Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 1958 Sweden
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dino Sani (born 23 May 1932) is a famous Brazilian former football player and coach. He was a very skilled midfielder who could also score goals. Dino Sani was known for his amazing ball control and accurate passes. He was also great at seeing the whole field and making smart plays. Even though he wasn't super fast, his clever positioning and long passes helped his team a lot.

Dino Sani's Football Journey

Dino Sani's parents were from Italy. He started his football career in Brazil. He played for several local clubs like Palmeiras and São Paulo FC.

In 1961, he moved to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors. He played 13 games there and scored 4 goals. After that, he went to Italy to join the famous club A.C. Milan. With Milan, he won the Italian league title, called the Serie A in 1961–62. The next year, he helped Milan win the European Cup, which is a very important tournament for European clubs.

Dino Sani also played for the Brazilian national team. He was part of the squad that won the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. This is one of the biggest achievements in football! He also played in the South American Championship twice, in 1957 and 1959, where Brazil reached the final both times. He played 15 games for Brazil between 1957 and 1966 and scored 1 goal.

After leaving Milan in 1964, he returned to Brazil. He played for Corinthians before he started his career as a coach.

Dino Sani as a Coach

After his playing career, Dino Sani became a successful football coach. He managed many different teams in South America and even the national team of Qatar.

Some of the famous clubs he coached include:

• Internacional
• Goiás
• Palmeiras
• Coritiba
• Peñarol
• Flamengo
• Fluminense
• Boca Juniors
• Grêmio

He also coached the Qatar national team.

Coaching Numbers

Here's a look at his coaching record for some of the teams he managed:

Coaching record by team

Team	Country	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Corinthians		1 January 1969	4 January 1971	&&&&&&&&&&&&&089.&&&&&089	&&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039	&&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027	&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023	&&&&&&&&&&&&0131.&&&&&0131	&&&&&&&&&&&&&083.&&&&&083	+48	&&&&&&&&&&&&&043.82000043.82
Internacional		10 January 1971	2 January 1974	&&&&&&&&&&&&0175.&&&&&0175	&&&&&&&&&&&&&099.&&&&&099	&&&&&&&&&&&&&054.&&&&&054	&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022	&&&&&&&&&&&&0264.&&&&&0264	&&&&&&&&&&&&0108.&&&&&0108	+156	&&&&&&&&&&&&&056.57000056.57
Goiás		4 January 1974	1 December 1974	&&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050	&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018	&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014	&&&&&&&&&&&&&054.&&&&&054	&&&&&&&&&&&&&052.&&&&&052	+2	&&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036.00
Peñarol		2 January 1977	10 December 1980	&&&&&&&&&&&&0116.&&&&&0116	&&&&&&&&&&&&&070.&&&&&070	&&&&&&&&&&&&&028.&&&&&028	&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018	&&&&&&&&&&&&0221.&&&&&0221	&&&&&&&&&&&&&097.&&&&&097	+124	&&&&&&&&&&&&&060.34000060.34
Flamengo		8 April 1981	19 July 1981	&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02	&&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&&&&&042	&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018	+24	&&&&&&&&&&&&&055.56000055.56
Qatar		1 July 1985	2 April 1986	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09	−3	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.50000012.50
Qatar		1 October 1989	4 January 1990	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05	−1	&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020.00
Career total				&&&&&&&&&&&&0461.&&&&&0461	&&&&&&&&&&&&0238.&&&&&0238	&&&&&&&&&&&&0140.&&&&&0140	&&&&&&&&&&&&&083.&&&&&083	&&&&&&&&&&&&0722.&&&&&0722	&&&&&&&&&&&&0372.&&&&&0372	+350	&&&&&&&&&&&&&051.63000051.63

Awards and Achievements

Dino Sani won many important titles as both a player and a coach.

As a Player

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1950 (a state championship in Brazil)

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 1957

Milan

• Serie A (Italian League Title): 1961–62
• European Cup (Europe's top club competition): 1962–63

Corinthians

• Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1966 (a tournament between clubs from Rio and São Paulo)

Brazil National Team

• FIFA World Cup: 1958 (World Champions!)
• Copa América Runner-up: 1957, 1959

Individual Honors

• A.C. Milan Hall of Fame
• São Paulo FC Hall of Fame

As a Coach

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1971, 1972, 1973 (a state championship in Brazil)

Peñarol

• Uruguayan Primera División: 1978, 1979 (Uruguay's top league title)

See also

In Spanish: Dino Sani para niños